"There may be accidents during the time travel. Please be careful."
"Both of you are crazy!"
"Little friend, are you okay?"
"If that's the case, then I'm your last relative."
— — —
In winter, people were always sleepy. Most of the time, even when they got up, they were still lazy.
Mari Ueshima sat on the bed in a daze, holding her forehead with one hand. She could only feel countless thoughts rushing through her mind. The depressing and painful things were wreaking havoc in her nerves, washing over her consciousness over and over again.
But why was there such a painful feeling? She couldn't remember.
After a long and anxious pain, Rena Kamijima stroked her sweaty forehead hair, climbed out of bed, and went to the bathroom to wash her bangs.
When she walked to the bathroom and faced the mirror, Rena Kamijima found that her hair was disheveled and messy. It looked like she had just experienced a battle, and she was even panting unconsciously.
It was early in the morning. She couldn't let her family notice that something was wrong. Frowning slightly, Rena Kamijima looked at the time and began to quickly tidy herself up.
— — —
"Good morning, Mom!"
When Rena Kamijima came down the stairs, she suddenly felt a little sleepy. After greeting her mother, she couldn't help but rub her eyes and yawn.
"Xiao Lian, why are you so early today?"
"Ah, I had a dream and suddenly woke up. I saw that it was about time, so I got up."
“?
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What kind of dream was it? Can Xiaolian tell Mama about it? "
"It's nothing. I forgot it when I woke up. It shouldn't be a very important dream."
Hearing her mother's question, Rena Kamijima's throat shrank. She subconsciously swallowed her saliva, and finally answered with a smile as if nothing had happened.
"I see …" Yuko Uejima responded and didn't say anything else. Rena Kamijima heard the sound of kitchen utensils and plates colliding in the kitchen.
Breakfast should be ready and waiting to be served.
Rena Kamijima stood at the top of the stairs and looked around. She was surprised to find that only her mother, Yuko Uejima, was at home. Her father, Kamijima Kohachi, was nowhere to be seen.
"Why isn't Dad here this morning?"
Strictly speaking, the two elders of the Kamijima family were now unemployed. Most of the time, they relied on their rich assets to live at home.
Especially his otaku father, Kamijima Kohachi, who was a model of not going out if he could, was actually not at home?
Yuko Uejima took out today's breakfast from the dining room and put them on the table one by one. Hearing that, she smiled and said, "Xiao Lian, didn't you feel anything wrong when you got up this morning?"
"Ah?"
Rena Kamijima sat down at the dining table. She had just picked up the spoon when she heard this sentence. She looked at herself in surprise.
"What's wrong?
I don't think I have — Eh?
Where's my Orb!? "
She suddenly grabbed the pendant rope around her neck. There was nothing on the thin pendant rope. Her most important thing had suddenly disappeared.
Rena Kamijima's personality was the Luo Yu Orb. When she held the Orb in both hands, her words would have a special power.
However, once she lost her Orb, she would become a useless person without a personality.
Therefore, Rena Kamijima had always been inseparable from her Orb. So far, there was almost no precedent of her being separated from the Orb.
This Orb had always been tied around her neck with a rope. She was used to being relaxed at home, so she didn't pay special attention to whether the Orb was there or not.
Only now did she realize that there was only the rope left around her neck. The Orb was gone, and she didn't even notice the change in weight!
"You."
Seeing Rena Kamijima's reaction, Yuko Uejima shook her head helplessly and smiled. She reached out a hand to stop Rena Kamijima from panicking.
"I wanted to see if you kicked your blanket off when I woke up this morning." Hearing this, Rena Kamijima's panicked expression instantly became somewhat awkward.
She knew that she wasn't young anymore. Suddenly being pointed out that she kicked her blanket off, she subconsciously felt a little shy.
"In the end, I saw your Orb fall to the ground.
This wasn't the first time. I thought about it carefully. You're about to enter high school, so it wasn't a good idea to continue like this.
So, I discussed it with your father and decided to make a custom-made item for your Orb that's easy to carry around and not easy to drop. "
"Ah." Rena Kamijima blinked.
"So, dad went to make this?
My Orb is with him? "
"Yes."
Seeing that Rena Kamijima had calmed down, Yuko Uejima sat back in her seat and began to eat calmly. "I think he'll be back at noon. So, cancel your personality training this morning and go out with me."
Rena Kamijima also picked up the spoon. Today's breakfast was omelet rice with spaghetti, which smelled delicious.
It was fine when no one started eating, but when she saw Yuko Uejima cut the omelet with a spoon and revealed the hot fried rice inside, she couldn't control her strong appetite.
Quickly scooping a spoonful of rice into her mouth, Rena Kamijima asked vaguely, "If that's the case, where are we going this morning?
Are we going shopping?
Eating?
Or are we going somewhere to play? "
Rena Kamijima's idea was very beautiful. In the past, the plot often developed in this way, but today's reality was very harsh.
Yuko Uejima drank a mouthful of soup and denied with a smile, "No, it's work."
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— — — —
Rena Kamijima, 14 years old, was a third-year student at Ningshan Junior High. Although she almost didn't go to school, her ideal high school was Xiong Ying High School's hero course.
Although she was almost useless in some cultural classes, it didn't stop her from asking for leave all year round and staying at home to do her personality training.
Her mother, Yuko Uejima, had tried countless times to drive this child out of the house and give up her otaku life.
However, as otaku themselves, Kamijima and his wife were in no position to educate Rena Kamijima. In the end, they could only turn a blind eye. When Rena Kamijima had a legitimate reason, they even helped her ask for leave.
After that, Yuko Uejima, who finally realized that she was tricked by her daughter, chose to counterattack.
For example, today, when she needed to work, she forced her daughter out of the house. This was one of Yuko Uejima's common tactics.
— — —
"Mom."
Standing in front of a huge Japanese-styled mansion, Rena Kamijima swallowed her saliva, "Are you sure this is our destination today?"
Yuko Uejima rang the doorbell naturally, "What's wrong?
Do you want to live in such a big house? "
Rena Kamijima shook her head quickly, "No, no."
With that, she took two steps back and stood in the distance to observe the appearance of the mansion, "It's really huge. This mansion … looks like a rich person who is willing to spend money."
Speaking of this, Rena Kamijima changed the topic, "Unlike you, mom. You're so stingy that you don't even want to spend money on your own quality of life."
With a snap, Yuko Uejima's hand fell from the sky and directly hit Rena Kamijima's head.
Yuko Uejima had a dark smile on her face, and her tone was exaggerated, just like those gloomy elders in anime, "Oh, oh, oh, Xiao Lian, what are you talking about?"
"Mommy's money is reserved for Xiaolian to find a husband. Xiaolian actually said that to mommy. Mommy is really sad."
Rena Kamijima took another step back, and the corner of her mouth twitched, but she didn't say anything.
Seeing that her daughter didn't buy her words, Yuko Uejima pretended to cry a few more times. Then she withdrew her interest in acting and returned to her usual meticulous and gentle appearance.
Thinking about it, it was about time for the people inside to come out and open the door. She couldn't lose face in front of outsiders.
With that thought in mind, Yuko Uejima tidied up her and Rena Kamijima's clothes.
Just when she confirmed that there was nothing inappropriate, the door behind them opened.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
The man whose body was burning with flames opened the door. His gaze swept across the mother-daughter pair, and then landed on Yuko Uejima's face indifferently.
"Sorry, my daughter isn't at home today. It's a little troublesome for me to come here from the training room. Life Activation."
"It's okay. You've already told me about this before." Yuko Uejima smiled politely and brought Rena Kamijima into the house.
Yuko Uejima's personality activated life. The activated life block would produce a strong life response, and it would often cause various genetic mutations or aging. It could also be used as a treatment when the output was low.
"Do you want some tea?"
"No, thank you."
The three of them knelt down in the living room one by one. Yuko Uejima waved her hand to decline Andwa's symbolic politeness. Then, she saw that Andwa's gaze fell on her daughter.
"This is the child?"
Yuko Uejima was startled. An awkward smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she changed the topic. "Mr. Andwa, I remember that you invited me to treat you, didn't you?"
Andwa snorted coldly. "You gave up your heroic career for this child. You're still living a good life."
"Of course not."
Yuko Uejima picked up a thin book from the tatami in front of her. She took a look at it and confirmed that it was Andwa's medical record.
"Relatively speaking, I still don't agree with some of the things you did."
Andwa snorted again, but he didn't continue the topic. He just turned around and faced his back to Yuko Uejima.
"Here, I'll have to trouble you with Life Activation."
He wore a simple sleeveless sports shirt. When the hem of the shirt was lifted, a huge black hole could be clearly seen at the back of his waist.
Yuko Uejima's expression also became solemn. Her thoughts quickly shifted away from the topic just now. She took two steps forward and placed her hands on Akatsuki's back.
The dense white light slowly overflowed, and little by little, the black hole shrunk and gradually disappeared into a wound with pink flesh.
"It's done."
Slowly exhaling, Yuko Uejima wiped the cold sweat on her forehead, stood up, took two steps back, and returned to her daughter's side.
"Your ability to control your personality is still as strong as ever."
Andwa tidied up his clothes, made sure that there was nothing inappropriate about his behavior, and turned back to face them.
"You're flattering me. I'm just controlling my personality so that it doesn't turn you into an old man."
Yuko Uejima still remembered Andwa's words from before. Although it didn't leave any knot in her heart, she still subconsciously said half a sentence.
This time, Andwa didn't give her a hard time. Perhaps it was because Yuko Uejima had just treated him, his attitude was more amiable than before.
"I have nothing else to do here. The relevant treatment fees will be directly transferred to your account. Remember to check it."
After a pause, he looked at Rena Kamijima again. "Your name is … Rena Kamijima, right?
I hope you're strong enough to see you in Xiongying. "
Suddenly being called by the No.2 hero, Rena Kamijima was stunned for a moment before she realized that he was calling her. She quickly bowed to thank him. "Yes, I'm Rena Kamijima. Thank you for your encouragement."
Hearing Rena Kamijima's words, Yuko Uejima's mouth twitched. She glanced at Andwa's cold eyes that were buried in the flames, and quickly took her daughter's hand and chose to leave.